Abu Dhabi Bond Offerings To Use Private Cash To Tackle Social Ills
Abu Dhabi is to launch an innovative new plan to use private sector finance to tackle complex social problems.
In a first for the Middle East, ‘social impact bonds’ will be offered to p...
November 17, 20190842Category: UAE Local News
Family Wants To Demolish Villa, Where Fire Killed 8 Family Members
A year after a horrific fire engulfed a Baniyas villa claiming eight lives in Abu Dhabi, the family is still grappling to come to terms with the incident. Having refused to get the gutted villa repair...
November 16, 20190819Category: UAE Local News
Massive Fireworks Show In Dubai To Mark End Of Fitness Challenge
A fireworks show will take place to mark the conclusion of the Dubai Fitness Challenge this week.
This week marks the final leg of the 30x30 challenge. As part of a number of events taking place ar...
November 16, 20190871Category: Automotive
31 Year Old Filipino Petrol Pump Supervisor Held For Embezzlement
A petrol station supervisor has been sentenced to six months in jail followed by deportation by the Dubai Court of First Instance for illegally obtaining Dh521,000 from the station’s income.
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November 16, 20190955Category: Crime News
Over 20,000 Residents Step Out For The 'Beat Diabetes Walk' In Dubai
Zaabeel Park on Friday transformed into a fitness hub as over 20,000 people from all walks of life went around the park wearing blue t-shirts to create awareness on diabetes. They were participating i...
November 16, 20190873Category: Automotive
On Duty Police Officer Was Killed By A Reckless Motorist In Al Ain
A traffic officer from Abu Dhabi police was killed on duty by a reckless motorist in Al Ain.
Sergeant Ali Saeed Kharbash Al Saadi was in a police patrol car when the driver rammed into him on Frida...
November 16, 201901100Category: Crime News
Mother In Court After Dead Baby Found In Dubai Garbage Bin
Two Filipina women and a Pakistani man went on trial at the Dubai Court of First Instance for allegedly hiding the body of a newborn baby.
According to public prosecution records, one of the women,...
November 16, 20190935Category: Crime News
20 Yr Old Emirati Student Was Killed In A Horrific US Car Crash
Twenty-year-old Suhail Saif Suhail Humaid Alderei was killed in a road crash after his car was hit by another vehicle.
An Emirati student has died in a horrific traffic accident in the United S...
November 14, 201901595Category: Humans of UAE
Sharjah Police Arrest Husband After Wife Shares Video Plea On Social Media
n Indian man was arrested in Sharjah on Tuesday shortly after his distressed wife shared a video on social media claiming he had abused her.
In a desperate plea for help, mother-of-two, Jasmine Sul...
November 14, 201901426Category: Government
Saudi Arabia, UAE And Bahrain To Play In Gulf Cup In Qatar
The national teams of Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain will participate in the upcoming Gulf Cup to be held in Qatar on Nov. 24 to Dec. 6, according to a report from Elaph.
The online newspaper repo...
November 13, 20190844Category: Sports
UAE Grants Permanent Residency To 2,500 Expatriates
Thousands of scientists, researchers and investors were granted permanent residency in the UAE on Tuesday.
Following the orders of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, the...
November 13, 20190879Category: Humans of UAE
Sheikh Khalifa Announces Formation Of Federal National Council
The UAE President, Sheikh Khalifa, on Monday issued a decree to form the Federal National Council after all 40 members were confirmed.
Sheikh Khalifa called for the council to convene on Thursday f...
November 12, 201901250Category: Government
Brace For More Rain In UAE As Cloud-seeding Continues
Five cloud seeding operations have been carried out in the last 48 hours.
The heavy rainfall all across UAE is because of the increase in the number of cloud seeding operations that have taken place ...
November 11, 201901337Category: UAE Local News
Indian Doctor Kills Her Husbands Lover And Son In House Fire
A cheating scandal led to an Indian doctor allegedly setting her husband’s lover’s house on fire, killing her and her six-year-old son on November 7.
The incident happened in Bharatpur,...
November 10, 201901081Category: Crime News
Gaming Addiction Clinic To Be Launched In Abu Dhabi
The UAE is to open a clinic next year dedicated to treating gaming addiction, a senior official has confirmed.
The outpatient clinic, to be based on site at the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC)...
November 10, 20190912Category: Health
Pakistan Will Allow Ex PM Sharif To Leave The Country For Medical Treatment
"Doctors are recommending that he perhaps needs to go abroad for further examination," Pakistan's foreign minister said.
Pakistan will allow Nawaz Sharif to leave the country for medica...
November 09, 20190923Category: Government
UAE May Soon Remove The Ban On WhatsApp Voice Calls
Dubai: The UAE may soon remove the ban on WhatsApp voice calls, marking it the first free Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services to be available in the country.
The Telecommunications Regulat...
November 07, 201901531Category: Government
Weekend Weather-UAE Will Experience Scattered Rains Of Varying Degrees
The UAE will experience scattered rains of varying degrees.
Residents living in the northern emirates and coastal areas are advised to take precaution and brace for intermittent and torrential rains ...
November 07, 201901063Category: Weather
Motorist Arrested After Death Of 4yr Old Child, Outside Dubai School
Dubai: The driver who allegedly killed a four-year-old student in front of her school while reversing her car on Monday, has admitted her mistake and is in police custody, an official told Gulf News o...
November 07, 201901021Category: Crime News
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Has Been Re-elected President Of The UAE
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has been re-elected President of the UAE. This marks the beginning of his fourth term as the president of the country.
About Sheikh Khalifa
Sheikh Khalifa was bo...
November 06, 201901673Category: UAE Local News
